In the final match of the 2023-2024 Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen defeated Augsburg 2-1 and won the Bundesliga championship this season with an unbeaten record of 28 wins, 6 draws and 0 losses, accumulating 90 points, becoming the third team to win the championship in this century.
The first team to win the title in an unbeaten season of this century was Arsenal in the Premier League from 2003 to 2004, which also happened to have 90 points.
In the 2003-2004 season, Arsenal Football Club achieved a historic unbeaten record in the Premier League, winning 26 and drawing 12 in 38 rounds throughout the season, winning the Premier League title with a total of 90 points.
In 2004, many major events took place in the world, as follows.
Athens Olympics
The 28th Summer Olympic Games, held in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004, marked the return of the Olympic flame to its birthplace.
Liu Xiang made history
China's Liu Xiang won the 110m hurdles at the Athens Olympics, becoming the first Chinese male athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in the event.
Greece won the European Championship
At Euro 2004, the European Football Championship (Euro 2004) was held in Portugal, and the Greek national team created the "Greek myth" and won the championship as a dark horse.
The Chinese team won the runner-up in the Asian Cup
The 2004 Asian Cup was held in China, and although the Japanese team eventually won the championship, the Chinese team won the runner-up as the host, which was an important moment for Chinese football.
Indian Ocean tsunami
On December 26, a powerful earthquake and tsunami struck the waters off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing more than 200,000 people in countries bordering the Indian Ocean, making it one of the worst natural disasters in recent history.
Madrid train bombing
On March 11, a serious terrorist attack occurred in Madrid, Spain, in which several trains were bombed, causing a large number of casualties.
Facebook is founded
Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook in 2004, initially for Harvard students, but it quickly expanded to other universities and became one of the world's largest social media platforms.
Malaysia Airlines incident
On March 8, 2004, Malaysia Airlines MH370 mysteriously disappeared, and with it disappeared 227 passengers on board, including 154 Chinese citizens.